Monday, December 29, 2008

Dinner at Chez Dog Tonight

I snagged a package of about-to-go-off-so-on-markdown chicken thighs at the grocery store yesterday and this afternoon cooked them up. After the chicken got cooking, I tossed in some other foods I had on hand - carrots, sweet potatoes, new potatoes and spinach. Remove chicken bones post cooking, toss meat back in pot, let cool and voila - dog dinner!

Are you crazy?! Did a board-certified veterinary nutritionist sign off on your mad experiment? Omigawd, you are going to KILL your dogs! That meal is unbalanced! One of them could swallow a BONE that you missed.

Oh the humanity!

I'm sending your dogs a bag of ground yellow corn and meat byproduct meal that was made by a guy in a white coat, and hoping they are restored to life ...

I had relatives over the other day, and they were surprised when I scraped all the plate leftovers into a big bowl and mentioned that it was for the dog. They tsk-tsk-ed about how 'bad it is' for dogs to get left overs. Sigh.

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South Carolina Code of Laws - Title 47, Chapter 3, Article 13, Section 47-3-710: (C) An animal is not a "dangerous animal" solely by virtue of its breed or species.

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MYTH: American Pit Bull Terriers lock their jaws.

Dr. Brisbin: "The few studies which have been conducted of the structure of the skulls, mandibles and teeth of pit bulls show that, in proportion to their size, their jaw structure and thus its inferred functional morphology, is no different than that of any breed of dog.

There is absolutely no evidence for the existence of any kind of "locking mechanism" unique to the structure of the jaw and/or teeth of the American Pit Bull Terrier.

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National Research Council has a pdf pamphlet available called "Your Dog's Nutritional Needs - A Science-Based Guide for Pet Owners"

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A little book to bring comfort: The Last Will and Testament of an Extremely Distinguished Dog by Eugene O'Neill

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